Rockford jumped in front 5:17 into the first period with the first goal of the night. IceHogs forward Bracken Kearns scored his sixth goal of the year off a rebound, giving Rockford a 1-0 lead. Rockford made it 2-0 with a slapshot from the blueline by defenseman Richard Petiot at 15:59. The IceHogs defenseman scored his first goal of the year, beating Texas goalie Richard Bachman on the glove side.

In the second period, Texas cut the lead in half at 9:11 of the middle frame. Defenseman Garrett Stafford tallied a rebound goal, his third of the year, off a rebound of a Travis Morin shot. Defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy also picked up an assist on the power-play goal. Rockford regained its two-goal lead before the end of the period. Forward Pete MacArthur poked in a rebound at 12:44, scoring his third of the year and giving the IceHogs the 3-1 lead.

Texas right wing Mathieu Beaudoin pulled the Stars within a goal just 1:53 into the final period. Beaudoin scored his seventh goal in the last six games off a cross-ice pass from Perttu Lindgren, bringing Texas within a goal at 3-2.

The Stars conclude their four-game home stand with Houston at 7:30 PM on Tuesday night at Cedar Park Center. Texas will play a road game in Houston on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:35 PM, prior to returning home to host Grand Rapids on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7:00 PM. On the 18th, the first 3,000 fans receive a Texas Stars Christmas Ornament. The team will hold its first Teddy Bear Toss, where fans may bring stuffed animals to throw on the ice for charity.

Tickets for any of the Stars 40 regular season home games at Cedar Park Center are on sale, starting as low as $9.00 a seat. Individual game tickets may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, by going online at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting any local Ticketmaster outlet.

Season ticket packages to see the Stars play their Inaugural season at the Cedar Park Center are on sale now, starting as low as $12.00 a seat. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com. Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.